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Wednesday 31 August 2016

Bloggers Union Gives 1st Sept Deadline For Compliance On Plagiarism




The Guild of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria has given September 1st 2016 as the deadline for all bloggers in Nigeria to stop the practise of plagiarism .


This is contained in a statement pushed out by the union after its general meeting held in Lagos. The meeting presided over by its Acting National President, Mr. Chris Kehinde Nwandu advocates that bloggers should be seen to live above board in their practices. 


To ensure full compliance with this directive, the union raised an 8 man ethics committee to among other things, monitor the ethical behaviour among its members and to recommend adequate sanctions where necessary.


All members are expected by this directive, to adhere to the conventional practise of acknowledging and crediting sources of their materials. The union also enjoined other mass medium across the globe to adequately credit all sources of news materials lifted from pages of its members as well.    

According to it, the association is now out to bring some level of credibility and sanity to the practise of blogging in Nigeria and to give its practitioners their rightful place in the scheme of things.                                                      

It has also mapped out refresher programmes and continuous training to adequately equip its members with effective tools to discharge its duties as managers of information in a digital age.

Source: CKN News Nigeria

INEC Staff Accused of Sharing From Diezani's Bribery Money Still Receive Salaries


All staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are still working and receiving salaries. 
Findings revealed that none of the staff, who the EFCC accused of receiving various sums of money to influence that last general in 2015 are still working with INEC.
INEC Chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmoud, said recently that over 100 staff of the Commission are under investigation. 
Image result for INEC Nigeria staffThe INEC boss said: “So far, over a hundred staff of INEC have been invited. At a point, we toyed with the idea of speaking to the EFCC to see the weight of evidence they have so that we can take administrative action against our staff, but they are innocent until they are proven guilty. They have to be charged to court, but we have taken notice and we have a complete list.”
A total of N23.29b was disbursed under the poll bribery scam allegedly facilitated by the former Mnister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party. 
The EFCC had indicted the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the 2015 election in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, for allegedly collecting N185.8m from the money. She is still holding sway in her official capacity. 
Just last week the anti-graft body was reported to have seized two choice shopping malls from her, allegedly acquired with money believed to be from her share of the bribe. 
A sum of N49 million found in an bank account belonging to her was said to have also been frozen by the EFCC.
One Fidelia Omoile, who was the INEC electoral officer in the Isoko-South Local Government Area of Delta State, allegedly got N112.4m.
Apart from tracing over N112m to her, the Commission also recovered some sensitive electoral materials during a search on her apartments in Edo and Delta States.
The Commission also arrested one Oluchi Brown, who was the INEC administrative Secretary in Delta State. She allegedly received over N111m.
Further investigations by detectives revealed that Brown had about $75,857 in an account in the United States. She is currently at large. 
The anti-graft agency also arrested one Edem Effanga, who is a retired INEC official.
He was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice, Immaculata Asuquo, who is the Head, Voter Education, INEC, Akwa Ibom State.
He was alleged to have received over N241.1m, which he allegedly shared among INEC ad hoc workers during the last election.
In Gombe too, 11 officials of the Commission were quizzed in connection with the receipt and sharing of N120 million to compromise the election. 
The bribe was allegedly negotiated and collected on behalf of the INEC staff by the electoral officers for Akko and and Gombe Local Government Councils , Ahmed Biu, and Mohammed Zannah from one Yunusa Ali Biri, a retired INEC official in the state, who acted as Gombe State coordinator for electoral officers during the poll. 
According to the anti-graft agency’s finding, Biri was ingeniously designated and addressed as the “Coordinator of NGOs” in a bid to cover his identity for the dubious assignment. 
The EFCC sources said: "The Electoral officers for Akko LGA and Gombe LG, Ahmed Ali Biu, and Mohammed.B.Zannah, admitted to have collected the bribe from one Yunusa Ali Biri, also a retired Electoral officer who acted as Gombe State coordinator of bribes for electoral officers in the State."
The names of other electoral officers who reportedly collected the bribe, according to EFCC records were given as: Godwin Maiyaki Gambo, Balanga LGA, Bukar Alone Benisheik, Dukku LGA, Jibril. B. Muhammed,Billiri LGA, Dunguma Musa Dogona, Funakaye LGA,   Mohammed. A. Wanka, Kaltungo LGA, Ishaku Yusuf, Kwami LGA, Suleiman Isawa, Nafada LGA, Babagana Malami, Shongom LGA, and Nuhu Samuel, Y/Deba LGA.
However, all of them are still in the payroll of the Commission, investigation revealed. 
Civil Service Regulations Handbook, under Section B - Disciplinary Procedures: No. 9. Withholding Pay during Suspension: states: "Only in cases where there is strong prima facie evidence relating to the misappropriation of public funds or where a civil servant has been charged and remanded in custody awaiting trial, or the civil servant has been convicted of a criminal offence, should pay be withheld, in whole or in part, when suspension occurs under this paragraph..."
The question now arises has prima facie case not been established against these staff,  whose houses have been seized and accounts frozen? What of those who have confessed to the crime? 
At INEC headquarters in Abuja, a source who did not want his name in print, told The Street Journal that the staff are still with the Commission. 
He said until they are found guilty by the court punitive action cannot be taken against them. 
When asked whether it was proper for them to still be receiving salaries and entitlements,  considering the huge sums of money they were alleged to have got from the bribe, and if they ought not to go on suspension pending investigation and trial, he said it was matter of civil service rule. 
Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of INEC, also confirmed that they are still staff of Commission. 
He said the Commission is still studying the situation carefully before taking action. 
"Yes, they are still staff of the Commission. There other names still coming up. The EFCC too has kept coming up with new names. Over a 100 of them now are under investigation,  until they are proven guilty there is nothing we can do about it now. 
"It is administrative rule and again we don't know yet the next because lots of things are coming up. We are studying the situation carefully before any action is taken," he said. 
Of those who already confessed to the crime and whose properties seized and account frozen, he said: "We cannot treat one case in isolation. As far the case is the same, we cannot for now isolate one. Don't forget there is legal basis to it too, we don't want to go against the law", he summed. 

Nigeria, UK sign MoU on return of stolen asset

imageNigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Government on the modalities for the return of its stolen assets.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, signed on behalf of the Federal Government in Abuja on Tuesday.
Malami said that the MoU reflected the desire and willingness of both countries to continue cooperation and mutual support.
Malami said that this was in the responsible and transparent return of all recovered assets.
He outlined the objectives of the MoU to include the fact that the processes of returning stolen assets was a partnership recognising the interest of both countries and based on mutual understanding, confidence and trust.
“That both countries recognised that they have a mutual interest in ensuring that returned assets are not at risk of being misappropriated again.
“And that both countries recognised they have obligations toward their own citizens for providing such assurances.
“That both countries recognised the importance of ensuring that the highest possible standard of transparency and accountability are applied for the return of assets.”
He gave the assurance to the international community that all funds recovered would be judiciously utilised for projects that would benefit the poorest segment of the Nigerian society.
Earlier, leader of the UK delegation, British Minister of State for Immigration, Robert Goodwill, said that the MoU provided the mechanism by which monies could be returned.
Goodwill, who is also a member of the British Parliament, noted that there was no safe place for stolen assets in the UK.
“Our ability to recover and return stolen assets should send a clear message to all who may seek to habour such assets that there is no safe haven in the U.K,” he said.
According to him, the British government is committed to the return of all funds looted from the Nigerian State.
“We are keen to do this as soon as the necessary legal process allow.
“As outlined at the summit, we will be taking steps to accelerate the procedures for identification and confiscation of illegally acquired assets.”
He said that they were as committed as Nigeria in ensuring that beneficial ownership of assets was made available to relevant authorities so they know who the real owners of assets held in the UK are.
“Forty jurisdictions, including British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies announced that they will automatically share beneficial ownership information relating to companies, trusts, foundations, Shell companies and other relevant entities and legal arrangements.
“It is important that everyone can see how returned assets are used to benefit Nigerians. We have therefore agreed in this MoU to be fully transparent about this.”
The signing of the MoU is a follow up to the agreement reached at the London anti-corruption summit in May.
Source: NAN

Tuesday 30 August 2016

Breaking: Central Bank of Nigeria Grants Licenses To 11 Currency Transfer Operators



-Operators To Help Liberalise FOREX Market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted licenses to more International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) to operate in Nigeria.



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The CBN said the resolve to offer licenses to the operators was in furtherance of its efforts to liberalise the Foreign Exchange Market while ensuring liquidity and make foreign exchange more readily available to low end users.


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A press statement signed by Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okoroafor, said it granted the licenses in line with the existing guidelines on International Money Transfer Services in Nigeria (2014)
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The CBN, according to Okoroafor reiterated its commitment to providing an enabling environment for international money transfer services in Nigeria.





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Saturday 27 August 2016

Warning! Your privacy on WhatsApp is breached unless you take this action now!!

Warning! Your privacy on WhatsApp  is breached unless you take this action now!!

Before you give away *your privacy*, Pls read this and act fast.

WhatsApp will send you an update requesting you agree to their new terms and condition. Try and read the terms and condition before agreeing.
When you agree, go to Settings > Accounts. You will see that option to allow sharing of your information on facebook have been checked for you. You have just between now and September ending to change it (uncheck it) otherwise you will not be able to change it again. Please be on the alert and inform others. Its another attempt to start sharing your whatsapp information on facebook which you will not have control over anymore.

1. Open your Whatsapp.
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Account
4. You will see 'Share My Account'.
5. If you read underneath, you will see that all your information from Whatsapp is shared with Facebook
6. Quickly switch it off.
7. You have only few days to do this.

Please share with others.
I have the social responsibility to publicly share this privacy concern as a member of Internet Society of Nigeria and United Kingdom. (ISOC)
-Lashley Oladigbolu
Warning alert publicised by KBJOJO.com

Tuesday 23 August 2016

Buhari condemns Zamfara ‘blasphemy’ killings, pledges justice

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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of at eight persons in Zamfara State on the allegation of “blasphemy”.
A mob, suspected to be students of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, on Monday descended on a man they accused of blaspheming the Prophet of Islam. They later set those who tried to help him alight.
The attack occurred at Talata Mafara, a town in Zamfara.
Mr. Buhari described the attack as “barbaric and unacceptable”.
Writing on Twitter, the president said he “received news of the mob killings in Zamfara with great dismay”.
“I assure that the law will take its course. My prayers are with the families of the victims,” he said.
Mr. Buhari, who has been widely criticized for failing to speak out or condemn similar attacks in the past, said “Under my watch we will work to ensure that there is no place for violence in the name of religion, ethnicity, or in any guise whatsoever”


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How the attack occurred
A resident of the community, Salisu Mafara, where the attack occurred, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday that trouble began when a student of the polytechnic was accused of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.
“The young man was a Muslim before he converted to Christianity and fellow students always accused him of saying nasty things about Islam,” he said.
“However, he reportedly said terrible things about the prophet and the students around descended on him and he was seriously injured,” he said.
“When they noticed that he was not moving at all, they thought he is death, but one man who is from the same tribe with him now came and took him to the hospital in his car.
“When the mob got to know what happened, they now began to rush to the general hospital. However, that man just dropped the boy in the hospital and left.
“But before the mob could reach the hospital, another young man, who is an indigene of Mafara, but is the boyfriend of the accused person’s sister, reached the hospital before them and took away the injured man before the mob got there.
“When they reached the hospital and realised that the injured man was not there, they came back to town and when they saw the vehicle used in taking him to the hospital the first time, they burnt it down.
“They also went to the man’s house and burned it down with all the occupants inside. About eight people were in the house and they all died,” he said.
Mr. Mafara also said three other persons may have died when security agents opened on the crowd that had become uncontrollable.
The spokesperson of police in the state, Mohammed Shehu, told PREMIUM TIMES that a state Security Council meeting was held immediately after the incident and a dusk to dawn curfew imposed.
He also said reinforcement had been sent to the town and everywhere was calm.
A source in Talata Mafara also told us that Governor Abdulaziz Yari, who is from the community, was in the town when the incident happened.
The government is however yet to comment on the incident.
Meanwhile, authorities of the polytechnic have closed the school indefinitely.

Culled from Premium Times

Between President Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu And I, By Oby Ezekwesili

I woke up yesterday to read a fictitious report credited to me by Sunday Tribune that I claimed President Muhammadu Buhari does not deserve to be president. And on the basis of the fiction weaved together by a reporter, he let loose one of those now-very-common indecorous and rumor- inspired verbal assault from presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu.
President Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu And I, By Oby Ezekwesili However, today, in one of those uncommon but very professional decisions, Tribune newspaper not only recanted on the story but also apologized to me. While I thank the newspaper for toeing the path of honour, I hope Mallam Garba Shehu will also be decent enough to admit his error of judgement and tender an unreserved apology for his falsehood and unwarranted attacks at me.
Notwithstanding, it is important not to lose sight of the real issue which is about the fate of 2000 young Nigerians who were employed into the Nigerian Immigration Service, after a rigorous and transparent process by the last administration, only for their services to be cynically dispensed with by the current administration. These are Nigerians from across the country.
Incidentally, I was drawn to their plight just because in driving past where they had congregated, I saw among them a friend and BBOG colleague, Hajia Aisha Yesufu, who, as it would turn out, had taken up their cause. I spoke with them briefly and I had pleaded with the president to look into their matter. Fortunately, in correcting the earlier wrong publication, Tribune has helped to bring out what I said in its story of today as captured below: FORMER Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, never said President Muhammadu Buhari did not deserve to be president. Our sister publication, Sunday Tribune, had attributed the statement to be part of what she said over the plight of 2,000 immigration service recruits who slept at the entrance of Aso Villa from Friday till Saturday morning.
Ezekwesili, while addressing the recruits, had said “I am, therefore, appealing to the president to immediately ask the military as well as the Nigerian Immigration Service to do what is right, give justice to all these young men and women who, on the basis of merit, were appointed into positions in the NIS.
“I want to say that if justice is not given to them immediately, I certainly will join them in sitting here every day until they get their justice. Justice is to be able to come to table with them.
“Whatever the challenges are, let it be known, but don’t let anything be done in secrecy, and let nothing be done with such opaqueness. These young people are the present of Nigeria, not just the future of Nigeria. If we don’t treat our young right, we are laying ourselves up for what we already have troubling us in the country.
“So, I join my voice with them and I appeal to the President whom they have come to see to immediately do something about their cause. And I also use this opportunity to speak to the Federal Government, there have been too many instances of allegations of illegal recruitment into the public service. “If our public service is dysfunctional and you are worsening it by recruiting people through the back doors, people who don’t have the talent, skills, competence, capacity, character to be able to give us good service in public service, then, we certainly have no plans to be better than we are.
“So, we should just from henceforth desist from doing this. And usually, when these illegal recruitments are done, we sacrifice the best for the worst among us. Usually, when these illegal recruitments are done, what ends up happening is that the children of the poorer segment of our society who struggle to get through their education are left behind, then, that is the basis of worsening inequality.
“We cannot afford this and an unequal society is a society laying itself up for implosion and God forbid that would be the case with our nation. I want to just applaud all of you for coming out and standing, standing for your cause. I want to say that I would actually be speaking to a lawyer who will become your lawyer in this matter, so that, not just would you be on the streets, but you would have to get legal redress of your situation, because that’s very important.
“I also applaud the fact that you have been civil. Today is Saturday, I don’t know what your plan is, Saturday is not a work day. Sunday is also not a work day. So people might say they are not at work, that’s why they are not able to speak to you. Maybe what we would do is have a discussion among yourselves and perhaps resume your sit-out by wherever you chose to do that, by the first day of the week. Then whatever you want to say to the President, I think you should give the opportunity for all your members to speak to the President. He’s the one you came to see.”
The Tribune Newspapers hereby tender unreserved apology to Dr Ezekwesili, Aisha Yesufu and the Presidency for the misrepresentation.
Let me again state that the injustice that the #NigeriaImmigration2000 protesters allege needs immediate Presidential resolution considering that all other levels of authority have failed them.
If Garba Shehu was not deploying his time and talent to the wrong priorities, he should have brought the issue of 2000 disaffected young people to the President’s attention when they occupied the gate of his office last Friday.
I advise him to do so now.
Obiageli (Oby) Ezekwesili

Monday 22 August 2016

I love this Man, "GANI ADAMS" Oodua People's Congress (OPC) Leader. -Abdullah Sanni

OPINION:
I love this Man, "GANI ADAMS" Oodua People's Congress (OPC) Leader by Abdullah Sanni

I see him as a peace loving someone. He's now a refined and reformed cultural activist per excellence.
He has repackaged OPC and moved this organisation, OPC, to a very serious cultural revolution group with a lot of activities mostly on a daily basis.
I have been monitoring this man for over a decade ago, OPC under his leadership has become what people can be reckoned with, although i disagree with his political stand during the last general elections but he had come out to cleared air on it.
He gave a lot of reasons for supporting Goodluck Jonathan base on GEJ's promised to implement the outcome of 2014 National Confab. The reasons which i think are very reasonable, expecially the reason why Nigeria should be restructured,  as the only solution to the lingering crises where are witnessing in Nigeria.
He's now moving from one country to another making sure the Yorubas in Diaspora are all united through the formation of Oodua Progressive Union(OPU), an organisation he claims is now in over seventy countries. Let's give it to this Man. He deserves to be honoured, he deserves to be commended by the the Yorubas. Everyday by day, you will see his members selling all his activities to the entire World. OPC members will do theirs in thier own way, same as OPU members but despite all his efforts, some Yorubas does not love him just because of their selfish agenda.

He's very close to the christian and muslim families, despite his cultural struggle and belief.
If our brothers in the North can emulate this kind of gestures, the sky would have been the limit. These incessant in killings the name of Boko Haram would have become things of the past.
When our brothers are busy killing and maiming our people here in the North, Gani Adams is propagating Yoruba cultural heritage values, engaging his members in cultural activities, as well as uniting those in the overseas. Using what he has to get what he needs
I look forward to meet him one day.
Adams should continue the good work for the Yoruba race.
Let's give it to him.

Abdullah Sanni wrote from Lagos, Nigeria

Open Letter To President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) from Temitope Olodo (Esq)

His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR
Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
The Presidency
Aso Rock
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Nigeria

My Dear President,
I write to you with a heavy heart particularly on the issue of the Chibok Girls because I am confident that you are genuinely interested in their safe return not only because of the political bonus but for humanity reasons.
Unfortunately, available security research and precedents from around the world on handling of profile abduction cases do not align with the recent methodology employed by Nigeria security infrastructure as the best approach to achieving the type of outcome you are hoping for.
As a Counter Terrorism Analyst, I strongly believe that this is the appropriate time to revisit the security strategy deployed by the Federal Government on this matter and to honestly, setup a Special Taskforce to handle the issues relating to the Chibok Girls.
Nigeria Armed Forces are currently overwhelmed with all their security operations in the North-East, South-South and South-East of Nigeria; thus, it is advisable to give the Inspector General of Police a led on the Chibok Girls issue which is constitutional and allow the military to attach an elite unit to work with them.
Your Excellency, you won Nigeria Election to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by deploying a different strategy and not doing things the normal way; I am appealing to your office to use the same initiative and move away from the traditional security method adopted in the past.
I am pleased that you acknowledged when I once met with you over a year ago that there are immense security competence embedded in Nigerians residing abroad who have worked within different security establishments but it is unfortunate that Nigeria security infrastructure have not tap into these skill-set for positive outcomes.

It is embarrassing that time and time again, information given to the military are not been utilised effectively. From Sunday Adoba to other individuals declared wanted by the military; it is clear that there is a communication problem and security agencies need to improve their intelligence gathering structure.
Nigeria Armed Forces which remains a professional military outfit of great accomplishment are unfortunately working outside their security competence and the more, they work out their traditional area of expertise; the longer they will be embarrassed by failure to deliver.
It is important to highlight that almost all military formations around the world ensure that they work within their area of core competence which is mainly territorial protection and to expect Nigeria Armed Forces to be handling abduction cases in not only absurd but unreasonable.
To date, Nigeria Police Force has continued to operate a ‘fire-fighter strategy’ to their operational activities rather than being proactive in their policing by consent  which is responsible for the decline in community confidence and reassurance in safety and security in Nigeria.
Even with the Chibok Girls abduction and serious security challenges confronting our educational institutions; there is still no School Security Strategy and no effort to assign a designated Commissioner of Police to help prevent re-occurrence of abduction in many Nigeria schools.
Your Excellency, if the approach adopted in finding the Chibok Girls is not changed; then recovery of the girls would be unsuccessful and maybe in another year – we will ‘accidentally’ find one or two girls somewhere with North-East Nigeria.
I will strongly recommend that you inject new Nigerian professionals with the right skill-set in this project so that we can get the right outcome; let a selected few go through all the presidential report on the Chibok Girls and allow the special taskforce to work on solutions supported by the military elite groups.
Finally, the Civilian JTF is a time-bomb waiting to become a big problem; it is time to setup a Presidential Committee to examine Post-Welfare Package for this unsung hero of North-East Nigeria.
God Bless, the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Yours Sincerely,

Temitope Olodo Esq.,

NDSF Chair
Nigeria Diaspora Security Forum


Sunday 21 August 2016

Japanese Bizman Fulfils Promise, Gives $390k To Dream Team

 

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Friday 19 August 2016

Abang should not turn himself to a notorious judge -Ajulo

A legal practitioner, Barrister Dr. Kayode Ajulo, in his remarks toed the path of the Appeal Court, but also warned that Justice Abang should not turn himself to “a notorious judge.” Ajulo said:
 “It is elementary law that when the Appeal Court sits on a matter, the lower courts or the trial courts ought to hands-off the case. If a judge chooses to do otherwise, I believe he is on his own; he is on a voyage of no return and there is law and procedure to deal with such errant judge.
 “As a lawyer, I am not in a position to castigate Justice Abang, what I need to do is to concur with the Court of Appeal. Why we should obey the law is because those who disobey the law, should be sanctioned. I am afraid that Justice Abang should not turn himself to a notorious judge.” 



The matter will get to the Supreme Court — Ngige



 On his part, Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN, averred that the issue may possibly get to the Supreme Court, where the apex court would adjudicate as it deems suitable. He said: “The matter is likely to get to the Supreme Court. At the end, the court would take decision in its wisdom”. 



I have been vindicated — Ozhekhome 


In his reaction, Human Rights activist and Constitutional Lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, said the pronouncement of the Appeal Court has vindicated him, adding that it was evident that Justice Abang placed the law on its head and he somersaulted. He also said every judgement given by Justice Abang on the Abia State case was a somersault and constitutionally an abberation and a great disservice to the judicial process.
 He stated: “Ordinary people on the street have been accosting me and asking why do Justices behave like that and I said I do not know. The truth is that the entire judgement on the Abia case was wrong. It dislodged logic and law. The judgment did not take cognisance of the fact that every affidavit says I swear as follows and you end it by saying I swear to this affidavit conspicously and faithfully which means everything you swear is true and correct.
 “Even if a fake or incorrect tax clearance had been given to the taxpayer and you attach it to your form CS001 which is the form you fill for governorship, how does that concern you and how do you question the tax office over the documents they gave? 
“How do you say because the tax clearance was issued on a Saturday, it means that is was fake. How does Justice Abang say Saturday is a public holiday when the public holiday act in Nigeria specified that public holidays are on Christmas day, New year day, Independence day and May day, otherwise all other days are working days and which is why tribunals sit on Saturdays and elections are also conducted on Saturdays and Sundays,” he stressed. 
He further said: “What Justice Abang should have done when they brought the case before him was to wash his hands off the case like Pontius Pilate. In all ramifications, every section of that judgement was a great disservice to law.”   and I am happy the Court of Appeal has set it aside and I expect the Supreme Court to do same”.


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